PRINCIPAL’S MESSAGE

December. 2014

Kennedy P.S.

20 Elmfield Crescent

Scarborough, ON

M1V 2Y6

Telephone: 416-396-6410

Fax: 416-396-6412

Principal:

Rhonda Cohen-Pierobon

Vice Principal:

Debbie Loftus Tierney

Office Administrator:

Marlene Leslie

Data Secretary:

Patricia Lamanna

Superintendent:

Beth Veale

School Trustee:

Manna Wong

School Council:

Stephen Hu

This past month, our school building has been

beaming with brilliant “busy‐ness”. Our

students enjoyed the anti-bullying presentation

‘Frenemies’ while Officers Burns and Bednaczyk

spoke with students about the importance of

Safety. Our annual music event with the Bethune Band took place at

Jackson’s Point and in addition, ’Scientist in the Schools” worked with our

grade six classes and our clubs and teams continued to meet. Finally now,

we are busy planning the Winter Showcase, Recognition Assemblies and

several other year end activities.

In the classroom, staff continue to work on developing strongand effective

programs for our students both in literacy and numeracy. Our teachers

work collaboratively to support the Board and School Improvement Plans

via teaching and learning. In December, the Kindergarten team will focus

on ‘Play and Inquiry Learning’ approaches that capitalize on the children’s

natural curiosity and exuberance. The Primary, Junior & Intermediate

classes will spend time working on ‘Inquiry Based Learning’.

Our numeracy pathway will center on using our findings to inform our

work. Our teachers have met to unpack, and review our EQAO results and

2014 data and as a next step, we will continue to examine and identify

strategies such as using the number line to improve student comprehen-

sion in “problem solving”. Our staff continues to meet to track students’

progress while using effective strategies in the classrooms to determine

successful practice and the modifications need to be made.

Finally, the winter holidays are fast approaching. This time of year brings

about a flurry of activity as we aim to wrap up 2014 with the same energy

that we opened the year . The last day of school for this term is Friday,

December 19th, 2014. The long awaited holidays take place between

Monday, December 22nd and Friday, January 2nd. School will reopen on

Monday, January 5th, 2015.

On behalf of the staff and students at Kennedy P.S., I would like to extend

best wishes for a restful holiday and a positive start to the

New Year.

You can now follow me on Twitter @

Rhonda Cohen

You can now follow Kennedy P.S. on

Twitter @TDSB_KennedyPS

Rhonda Cohen-Pierobon Principal

Upcoming December Dates:

3rd - Grades 6 - 8 Shakespeare Presentation

5th - PA Day - No school for students

7th - Green Bin Program begins

9th - Grade 6 trip to the ROM

11th - Winter Concert 7:00 p.m.

16th - Pizza Lunch

19th - Recognition Assemblies

19th - Last Day of School

Dec. 22nd—January 2nd. Winter Break –School is Closed

Jan. 5th - Classes begin

Please Save the Date…...

Please join us for:

Kennedy School Council Meeting Monday January 12 2015 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

In the Staffroom Everyone welcome!

Kennedy P.S. Presents:

“Vivace”

Date: Thursday, December 11th

Location: Toronto Chinese United Church 3300 Kennedy Road(By Pizza Pizza)

Show Time: 7:00 p.m. –8:30 p.m.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

Cost: $5.00 (to cover cost of venue)

Tickets go on sale Monday. Dec. 8th

Kennedy Sister School Exchange with Minhang Experimental School Minhang Experimental School was established in 1905 and was called Mengzheng School

back then. Currently, the school has three campuses - Shensong Campus, Jingcheng Campus,

and Chuncheng Campus.

闵行区实验小学的前身为始创于1905年的蒙正学堂。学校现有莘松、春城和景城三个校区。

Website 网站: http://syxx.mhedu.sh.cn/web/syxx/36043.htm

The school is one of the experimental schools for the New Curriculum Reform in Shanghai. It

is also an experimental school for the United Nation’s Education for Environment, Population

and Sustainable Development Project; an Elementary Students’ Daily-Behavior Model School;

and a research base for language, math and activity lessons。闵行区实验小学是全国“新基础教

育”研究基地校, 上海市中小学行为规范示范校， 环境、人口与可持续发展教育示范校，同时也是上

海市语文课、数学课和活动课的研究基地。

Over 80 Grade K-6 Dr. Marian Small Rich Learning Tasks Now Available within Mathletics.

Mathletics is an e-learning resource, including highly engaging curriculum-aligned content, live fluency

activities and targeted adaptive practice - coupled with powerful teaching resources, diagnostic testing

and assessments. Targeted, individual and highly effective learning in K-12 mathematics. Mathletics

content is adapted to a number of teaching and learning styles including our newest content -rich

learning activities. Created in partnership with renowned educationalist Dr. Marian Small, these

activities include a variety of open ended questions, problem-solving and reasoning tasks.

FROM THE CLASSROOM

Celebrating Media Literacy Week

This year's theme – Youth & Social Networking: Creative, Connected, Collab-

orative was designed to help young people learn how to leverage the power of

social media platforms for advocacy, activism and peer support. Mrs. Moham-

med worked wither grade 7 and encouraged them to explore the opportunities

that social networking tools provide for contributing positively to society and

building digital skills for the future.

In order to learn more about Remembrance Day, Mrs. Mohamed's class used

lots of resources. The students teamed up with the Toronto Star Classroom

connections which sent special newspapers that had really cool technology

imbedded in it called

Layer. Though Layer,

some of the articles

could be scanned and

watched as a video, listened to like a radio or

simply read like a newspaper. In other words, it

brought Remembrance Day and the war to life.

Grade 7 - 8

activities

Coming Soon!

Kennedy PS is so pleased to have a whole set of new computers in

our Library Learning Commons! These computers are used in a

variety of ways that help facilitate 21st century learning. ICT

skills, researching, accessing and creating media texts are only

some of the useful ways technology is being utilized at Kennedy!

Character Development

ECO SCHOOL

UPDATE

September - Respect

October - Responsibility

November - Empathy

December - Kindness & Caring

Officers Burns and Bednarczyk were

in to talk about Bullying Awareness

and Prevention and to help promote

safe a positive learning environment.

The presentation “Frenemeis” fol-

lowed the story of Leah, a new stu-

dent at school. With the aid of a good

friend and positive role models, Leah

overcomes the stress of moving, a

family tragedy, and bullying.

OUR TRIP TO FOREST VALLEY

Ms. Tkatchuk's grade 2/3 class had a fan-

tastic time at Forest Valley Outdoor Edu-

cation Centre on Nov. 6 2014! Chrys, our

teacher for the day, helped us to under-

stand about units of standard and non-

standard measurement. He taught us

that we can even measure our feelings

when we hiked down to the river, closed

our eyes and listened only to the sound of

the water. After lunch and playing at the

playground, we learned how to do

"rubbings" on different kinds of outdoor

surfaces and natures. The hot chocolate

at the end of the day was a great way to finish off the day!

Kennedy P.S. has Teamed Up For Green, a rare and innovative collaboration between

our Board and Toronto Hydro. We are very proud to be selected to take part in this fundrais-

ing campaign with 100% of the proceeds going directly towards the purchase and installation

of bike racks to benefit TDSB students. Here is the link for customers to sign-up http://

teamupforgreen.com/ Thank you to everyone who has signed up so far.

Go Team Go! Together we can be successful.

BULLYING AWARENESS & PREVENTION

Participaction at Kennedy P.S.

The Royal Agricultural

Winter Fair

Congratulations Cathy Huang who was selected from

the TDSB as a Just Read It winner!

The Welcoming Community ESL Program went to the

Cadbury chocolate factory. We learned that: the Neilson

family sells ice cream and chocolate, that cocoa beans

grow close to the equator and that there are four hun-

dred beans in a pod. The group visited the president’s

office where William Neilson and his son took over the

Neilson factory. We saw a lot of chocolate and Maynards

candy and we tasted a coco bean and Irish crumb. At the

mini egg factory we saw the chocolate being wrapped and

packaged and we got to try Crunchie and Caramilk choc-

olate bars. We enjoyed our Tour!

Cadbury chocolate factory

remembrance

Day 2014

Agincourt Community Services Association

The holiday season is just around the corner and once again Ken-

nedy Public school is teaming up with Agincourt Community Ser-

vices Association “ACSA”, to ensure that students, families and

the entire community has a happy, healthy and warm holiday sea-

son.

This month, ACSA donated to our school The Bay gift cards which

will go towards the purchase of winter snowsuits and boots for

some of our students. In return, during the first two weeks of De-

cember, Kennedy Student Council will run the annual holiday

‘Food-Drive’. All donations and proceeds will go towards the local

Food Bank which is run the Agincourt Community Services

Association .

A BIG THANK YOU

TO

OUR AMAZING PARTNERS!!!

Women of Wells Fargo

Kennedy P.S. wishes to thank Brookmill P.S. for

sharing their gift donation from the “Women of Wells Far-

go” with our community. This Women’s committee is a di-

vision of Wells Fargo Equipment Finance Company.

Thanks to their generous donation, 2 of our students re-

ceived new backpacks filled with school supplies.

TDSB Musical Instrument Committee Thank you to the TDSB Musical Instrument

Inventory Committee who has recommended that

Kennedy PS receive a new flute and trumpet.

Rotary Club of Agincourt Thanks to the generosity of the Rotary

Club of Agincourt, our students will

once again benefit this winter from our

large supply of mittens and keep warm.

TORONTO PUBLIC HEALTH:

FLU CLINIC, IMMUNIZATION , VACCINATION INFORMATION

Please be advised that Toronto Public Health (TPH) will be sending out

information directly to schools for use in communicating with par-

ents/guardians regarding the topics indicated below:

Flu Clinic’s Schedule

(three attachments - links below)

Each year Toronto Public Health offers free Flu clinics for all Ontario

residents. The clinics will be held throughout the city from October 24

to November 29, 2014. Attached are: community partner information

letter, the schedule of Flu Clinics and their locations and a school news-

letter insert (“Be a Flu Fighter”) that can be used in your school news-

letters.

New Vaccines Added to the Immunization of School Pupils Act

(ISPA)

(four attachments - one link below, 3 poster attachments in e-mail)

Effective 1 July 2014 three more vaccines have been added to the IPSA

to protect students from vaccine-preventable diseases. The new vac-

cines are Meningococcal, pertussis (whopping cough) and varicella

(chicken pox). Attached is an information letter for school staff and

three poster inserts (files attached to e-mail message) that can be used

in your school newsletters.

For more information or if you have questions:

www.toronto.ca/health

Email: immunization@toronto.ca

Call the Immunization Information Line at 416-392-1250

Kennedy Public School 20 Elmfield Crescent, Toronto, Ontario, M1V 2Y6

Tel: (416) 396-6410 · Fax: (416) 396-6412

R. Cohen-Pierobon, Principal • D. Loftus Tierney, Vice-Principal

BOSTON PIZZA DAY!!!!

On Tuesday, December 16th 2014, Kennedy P.S. will be having a Pizza Day!!!!

All proceeds collected will be go towards building a new school play-ground.

Students who participate in our Boston Pizza day will have a chance to win a ‘Free individual size pizza’ on our next Pizza day. All you need to do is to return the sealed envelope provided, with your or-der and $5.00 to have a chance to be one of the 4 lucky winners for a free pizza on the next Pizza Day.

Please make sure that your envelope is sealed with your name, teacher’s name and your order and returned to the school by Thurs-day, December 4th.